Non-refillable bottle.



Hmtented Aug. 19, I902.

T. E. SHORTELL.

NQN-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

(Applicatio n filed July 29, 1901,),

(No Model.)

{RS co, PHOYO-LITHQ, WASHINGTON. n. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS E. SHORTELL, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 707,265, dated August19, 1902.

Application filed July- 29, 1901.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS E. SHORTELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented or discovered new and useful Improvements inNon-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

In the accompanying drawings,which make part of this specification,Figure I is a vertical section through the bottle when the same issealed. Fig. II is alike View representing the positionof the parts ifan attempt were made to refill the bottle. Fig. III is a like viewshowing the position of the parts during emptying the bottle.

The purpose of my invention is to devise a form of bottle and stopperwhich would prevent the refilling of the bottle after its originalcontents have been removed.

In the accompanying drawings,which make part of this specification, 2 isthe shoulder of the bottle.

3 is a contracted portion of the neck, and 4. an expanded portion of theneck. At the junction of the contracted and expanded portions of theneck is formed a ledge or seat 5 for the purpose hereinafter explained.One or more depressions or grooves 6 are formed in the upper end of thebottle and which act as passages for the liquid.

The stopper, the main bodyof which is preferably made of glass, is ofthe following construction: The upper end of the stopper has a flange 7,which is suitably beveled on its under side to make a neat fit on theledge 5 when the stopperis in a position to resist the introduction of anew body of fluid into the bottle after the old has been discharged. Beneath said flange 7 are trough-like depressions 8 8. The lower endofvthe stopper is preferably tapering and adapted to receive a ring ofcork or other suitable sealing materia 9.

10 is merely a filling-cork,-which may or may not be usedduringshipment, &c. It

claim- Serial No. 70,019, (No model.)

performs no function in the operation of the bottle.

The manner of using my stopper is as follows: The bottle is filled andthe stopper put in, as shown in Fig. I, and the filling-cork 10placed'on top of the same. When it is desired to empty the bottle, thefilling-cork 10 is removed and the stopper is punched down to theposition shown in Fig. III, so that the cork ring 9 is pushed past thecontracted portion 3 of the neck. Whenthe bottle is tilted,

the liquid will flow out through the passages 6 and 8 and around theflange 7. It will now be impossible to draw the stopper, because thecork ring is freely swollen, so it will not pass the shoulder at thelower end of the contracted portion 3 of the neck. Also any attempt tointroduce liquor into the bottle will be prevented by the flange 7 beingforced down upon the seat 5, efiectually sealing the bottle from theoutside.

If desired, the ring 9 may be formed with the stopper, and the shape andlocation of the various passages may be considerably modified whilestill retaining the principle of my invention.

Having- A bottle having a neckwith an integral contracted portion, ashoulder at each end of said contracted portion,the lower shoulderhaving grooves or passages, a stopper having a neck adapted to fit theneck of the bottle and the grooves adapted to register with the groovesin said lower shoulder, a flange at the upper end of said stopperadapted to fit the upper shoulder of said contracted portion, and a headon the lower end of the stopper adapted to expand under said lowershoulder to prevent the withdrawal of the stopper.

Signed at Pittshurg this 24th day of March,

THOMAS E; SI-IORTELL.

Witnesses:

WM. L. PIERCE, L. D. IAMS.

described my improvement, I

